Manufactured in India, supplied in Udupi
PET felt acoustic panels in Udupi
We manufacture PET felt acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Udupi. Udupi is temples, education and restaurants on a humid coast, so most of the work is rooms that fill completely and hard surfaces everywhere.
- Material
- 100% PET non-woven, no added binder
- Thickness
- 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent
- Custom thickness
- 4 to 24 mm
- Panel size
- 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
- Maximum size
- 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
- Lead time
- 4 to 7 working days for standard colours and thicknesses
- Minimum order
- From 10 panels
- ASTM C423
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
Manufacturer, not reseller. We hold no local approvals and will not imply we do. You get the price the factory quotes, material that matches across a large order, and advice that sometimes talks you out of a purchase.
01 / The material
What this is, and what it changes in a Udupi room
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. It absorbs mid and high frequency energy and finishes as the visible surface, so it is both the acoustic layer and the finish.
Work reaching us from Udupi is mostly dining and assembly halls, temples, colleges, hotels, hospitals, offices.
RC frame apartments and independent houses with tile and stone floors, in dense neighbourhoods where buildings sit a few feet apart.
- Direct to wall Panel bonded or mechanically fixed flat to the substrate. Simplest, and the weakest at low frequency.
- On a 25 to 50 mm air gap The same panel on battens. The air gap moves absorption down in frequency at no extra material cost, and is the cheapest improvement available.
- Over a porous backing Panel over mineral or PET backing where the room needs genuine low mid control.
- What it will not do It absorbs. It does not block.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for PET felt panels are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Udupi.
02 / Specification
The numbers, and they do not move by city
These figures are published and they do not move. The thing worth arguing about is not the number on the sheet, it is which grade and which build-up suits the room you are treating.
- EchoCore 151500 GSM. Offices, classrooms, general commercial
- EchoPro 181800 GSM. Studios, auditoria, rooms with a written RT target
- EchoMax 222200 GSM. High occupancy and high level spaces
| Material | 100% PET non-woven, no added binder |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent |
| Custom thickness | 4 to 24 mm |
| Panel size | 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft |
| Maximum size | 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft |
| Density range | 1200 to 3600 GSM |
| NRC | 0.30 at 9 mm, rising with thickness and air gap |
| Test standard | ASTM C423 |
Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.
03 / Local conditions
The Udupi conditions that change the answer
- Coastal humidity
PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters where mineral products sag within a couple of seasons.
- Rooms judged when full
A dining or assembly hall behaves nothing like it does empty. The design has to work at capacity, which is when it is assessed.
- Hard surfaces everywhere
Tile, stone and concrete with nothing soft in the room. Ceiling absorption usually does almost all of the work.
- Five days by road
A long run, confirmed before dispatch, with samples sent ahead.
- School and campus buildings
Large engineering and school campuses with lecture halls, seminar rooms and hostels repeating the same detail across many blocks.
For a Udupi practice, the useful thing is a detail you can put in a drawing set, not a brochure. See how we support architects.
04 / Durability
What the Udupi climate rules in and rules out
Udupi is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The risk we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Route to site
How material reaches a Udupi site
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
|---|---|
| Reaches site in | five days |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | five days |
| Packing | Palletised flat and film wrapped, cut sheets interleaved. Packing list and weights issued with the quote. |
| Lead time | 4 to 7 working days for standard colours and thicknesses. Grooved and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order. |
Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
By road from Palwal, roughly twenty two hundred kilometres, normally five days on a dedicated truck.
From 10 panels for 9 mm EchoCore 15. Other grades and thicknesses carry their own minimum.
| 9 mm EchoCore 15, 1500 GSM | 10 panels, 320 sq ft |
|---|---|
| 9 mm EchoPro 18, 1800 GSM | 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft |
| 9 mm EchoMax 22, 2200 GSM | 100 panels, 3,200 sq ft |
| 12 mm, 2400 GSM | 30 panels, 960 sq ft |
| 18 mm, 3000 GSM | 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft |
| 24 mm, 3600 GSM | 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft |
A panel is 1220 x 2440 mm, which is 32 sq ft.
06 / Before you buy
Where this goes wrong, said plainly
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The wrong product for the problem
It absorbs. It does not block. A PET panel on a shared wall will make the room sound better and will not stop the neighbour being heard. If the brief is stopping noise passing through a wall or floor, the answer is mass and decoupling, and we will say so before quoting.
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Square footage quoted before the room is understood
Anyone can price a wall. Working out how much material the room actually needs usually reduces the order, which is why not everyone does it.
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Suppliers who imply a Udupi presence
Ask any supplier where the material is made and who carries the warranty. We make it at Palwal in Haryana and we say so on every page, including this one.
Udupi: questions we are actually asked
Where are the PET felt acoustic panels you supply to Udupi actually made?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Udupi as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Udupi is temples, education and restaurants on a humid coast, so most of the work is rooms that fill completely and hard surfaces everywhere. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
Why would a Udupi build-up differ from anywhere else?
A dining or assembly hall behaves nothing like it does empty. The design has to work at capacity, which is when it is assessed. Tile, stone and concrete with nothing soft in the room. Ceiling absorption usually does almost all of the work. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Does Udupi weather shorten the life of this material?
Udupi is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season. Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them. The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
How quickly can material reach a site in Udupi?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: five days, dispatch: 2 to 4 working days. Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
When are PET felt acoustic panels the wrong purchase?
It absorbs. It does not block. A PET panel on a shared wall will make the room sound better and will not stop the neighbour being heard. If the brief is stopping noise passing through a wall or floor, the answer is mass and decoupling, and we will say so before quoting.
What quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?
From 10 panels for 9 mm EchoCore 15. Other grades and thicknesses carry their own minimum. 9 mm EchoCore 15, 1500 GSM, 10 panels, 320 sq ft. 9 mm EchoPro 18, 1800 GSM, 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft. 9 mm EchoMax 22, 2200 GSM, 100 panels, 3,200 sq ft. 12 mm, 2400 GSM, 30 panels, 960 sq ft. 18 mm, 3000 GSM, 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft. 24 mm, 3600 GSM, 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft. A panel is 1220 x 2440 mm, which is 32 sq ft. Palletised flat and film wrapped, cut sheets interleaved. Packing list and weights issued with the quote.
Next step
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
A plan and a section is enough. We will come back with a build-up, a BOQ and a delivered date, and we will say so if what you are asking for will not work.